Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility (ARWCF)

Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility (ARWCF) opened in 2006 and was the second of four new prisons constructed as part of the Department’s Regional Prisons Development Project.

ARWCF is the first purpose-built women’s prison in New Zealand. The facility was built to accommodate a growing number of female prisoners and services in the upper North Island.

The facility can accommodate 286 prisoners with security classifications ranging from minimum to high-medium. ARWCF employs 167 staff.